A case report of osteomyelitis pubis in a hemodialysis patient with diabetes mellitus.
Osteomyelitis pubis is a rare form of osteomyelitis. Known risk factors are urogynecologic surgery, trauma caused by sport activities, pelvic malignancy and intravenous drug use. Immunocompromised patients, including hemodialysis patients, and those with diabetes are also susceptible to infection. Particularly in the hemodialysis population, the use of intravenous catheters frequently results in bacteremia and metastatic infectious complications such as osteomyelitis. We describe the first case of osteomyelitis pubis in a woman on chronic maintenance hemodialysis with diabetes mellitus.
Dovas
Spiros
S
Department of Nephrology, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece. dovas_s@yahoo.gr
Liakopoulos
Vassilios
V
Simopoulou
Theodora
T
Giannopoulou
Myrto
M
Kanaki
Angeliki
A
Anifandis
Georgios
G
Stefanidis
Ioannis
I
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D011630:Pubic Bone; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents